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‘A kick in the teeth’: Leeds artists fear loss of spaces is killing cultural scene

Council spending cuts are forcing studios and venues to close, driving out the city’s creative businesses

The Guardian - UK

Heather Knight hails clinical fielding display as England wrap up series victory

The series concludes on Sunday in Leeds before the ODI series begins next week.

The Independent UK

Bank of England plans sevenfold expansion of Leeds operation

One in 10 officials to be based in city within three years and 70-strong team will increase to 500

The Guardian - UK

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“I couldn’t believe it… the list of players could have gone from here to Leeds!” Mark Knopfler on how he enlisted Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and dozens more for the all-star Guitar Heroes version of his Local Hero theme

Corralling dozens of A-list guitar talent onto one epic track, Mark Knopfler's Guitar Heroes pulled out the impossible to raise money for teen cancer charities – here's how it all went down

Guitar World

Woman found dead with estranged husband in Leeds home had been stabbed

Police found bodies of Karen O’Leary, 63, and Dennis O’Leary, 61, in a property after receiving a report of concern for safety

The Guardian - UK

Leeds Green party councillor says sorry for comments about Gaza conflict

Mothin Ali has not been suspended from city council despite outcry over remarks

The Guardian - UK

Leeds United's 90-Point Haul Sets Championship Record For Third-Place Team

Leeds United's 90-point season sets up a challenging playoff battle for a Premier League spot against Norwich City, Southampton, and West Bromwich Albion.

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"Covid was really the making of us": A day in the life of syn co-founder Chris Newell

How the "horrible time" of Covid ended up shaping Leeds agency syn.

Creative Bloq

UK students begin new wave of protests against Gaza war after US arrests

Protests planned across the country as encampment set up in Sheffield and UEA vice-chancellor says US scenes ‘could happen here’

The Guardian - UK

Iranian artist opens Leeds show exploring disability and migration

Paralympian Mohammad Barrangi hopes his work will help people think of human stories behind headlines about migration

The Guardian - UK

£500k worth of bikes, clothing and accessories up for auction after Leeds shop closure

Carbon road bikes and time trial frames among goods under the hammer after Lifecycles enters liquidation

Cycling Weekly

Leeds Lieder festival Opening Gala review – a good old-fashioned Schubertiade

The song festival – with Arts Council funding reinstated – opened with a meaty all-Schubert programme full of delights and camaraderie

The Guardian - UK

Catfish And The Bottlemen just announced their biggest headline show ever

Welsh indie rock giants Catfish And The Bottlemen will precede their upcoming Reading and Leeds headline slots with their biggest headline show yet

Louder

Leeds indie band English Teacher curate your Friday night playlist

As they release their debut album, This Could Be Texas, Leeds quartet English Teacher select your Friday listening

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Tribunal nears end for man who lost job offer over views on homosexuality

Felix Ngole, who is a Christian, claims discrimination against Leeds-based charity Touchstone.

The Guardian - UK

Ted Baker to close 15 UK stores with the loss of 245 jobs

Outlets in Birmingham, Liverpool, Oxford, Leeds, Bristol and Nottingham among those to shut

Evening Standard

Man guilty of murder of PC Sharon Beshenivksy 20 years after killing

Piran Ditta Khan who was extradited back to the UK is found guilty at Leeds Crown Court of the murder of PC shot during armed robbery in Bradford in 2005

The Guardian - UK

Sharon Beshenivsky: mastermind behind robbery found guilty of PC’s murder

Piran Ditta Khan convicted at Leeds crown court over officer’s death during 2005 robbery in Bradford

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Leeds Pride ends sponsorship deal with Frank Hester’s company TPP

LGBTQ+ festival organisers cut ties over businessman’s ‘alleged racist comments’ about Diane Abbott

The Guardian - UK

Man appears in court charged with murder of woman in Leeds

George Chalmers charged after body of Ruth Baker, 48, found at property in Beeston on Saturday afternoon

The Guardian - UK

Desmond Miller obituary

Other lives: Anarchist who helped to set up Leeds Community Press, publisher of alternative newspapers

The Guardian - UK

An alternative guide to Leeds: a city with an independent spirit

A book club in a disused petrol station, an electronic music hub in an old bus garage … Yorkshire’s largest city is a hotbed of grassroots creativity

The Guardian - UK

Channel 4 to oust top commissioner in Leeds and run role from London

Head of drama’s exit will leave broadcaster with no senior decision makers living in city of ‘national HQ’

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Sunak flown to Leeds for private tour of Frank Hester’s office weeks after £5m donation

Fresh questions raised over Tory donor’s access to prime minister following November visit

The Guardian - UK

Yard Act review – a punk-funk workout for overthinkers

Touring their exuberant second album, the Leeds band are embracing their dancier side as their barbed observational songs get ever more intimate

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